Introduction
Your expertise is needed! YOU will become the historian that will report on the 13 original colonies!
Through indpendent research, you will become an expert on the 13 English Colonies. YOU will find the differences and similiarities of the Middle, Southern and New England Colonies. For each region, YOU will uncover the facts that made each COLONY and REGION unique. You will discover the challenges the colonists faced, differences and similarities with other colonies, religious factors, the impact of the geography and climate, and understand the economy and the politics that grew in each region. 
Task
As the historian, your task is to identify and make discoveries about the 13 original colonies. You will reasearch to find this information. Your information will inlude the following:
- Identification of the originial 13 Colonies and identify their region
- Founders of each colony and the year it was founded
- Reasons the colony was founded (MOTIVE)
- GEOGRAPHIC characteristics and CLIMATEof each colony
- Role RELIGION played in the regions development
- The major ECONOMIC activities (How did colonists make their living?)
- POLITICS that develoved in each colony. Who created the rules?
Process
Using the CHART and the QUESTIONAIRE provided, fill in the answers to the questions below.
USE THE LINKS BELOW TO COMPLETE YOUR RESEARCH
List the colonies in the appropriate region
Characteristics of the colonies [4]
List the founders of each colony & the date the colony was founded
[1]13 Colonies Chart [2]
Why was the colony founded? (MOTIVE)
http://www.revolutionary-war.net/13-colonies.html
Describe the GEOGRAPHICAL Characteristics of the region including CLIMATE.
Southern Colonies [10]
Middle colonies [11]
New England Colonies [12]
What role did RELIGION play in the development of your region?
Religion in the 13 Colonies [13]
Religion & Church in 13 Colonies [14]
What Drove the economy of the region?
New England Colonies' Colony [6]
Southern Colonies' Economy [8]
Describe the POLITICS of each colony
Use various websites
Additional Websites
General Information on Colonial Regions [24]
Colonial Life [25]
Life in the Southern Colonies [26]
Life in the Middle Colonies [27]
Life in New England Colonies [21]
Life in Colonial New England [28]
New England Colony Daily Life [21]
Southern Colony Daily Life [23]
Evaluation
Your chart will be graded on accuracy and effort!
Conclusion
Good Luck!